The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2114
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 PM
5:23 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2367
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 | 157.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.0° / 358.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 11m / -9.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.95° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.10° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.