The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 2106
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
6:01 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2268
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 6:05 PM, is deepest at 7:03 PM and ends at 8:00 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.0° / 317.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 23m / -18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.09° / 0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / -0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.52° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.