The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2112
Waning Gibbous
64.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
11:31 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.6%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2342
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 253.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 248.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -19.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.12° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.47° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.