The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 2117
Waning Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 PM
7:02 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2404
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 | 201.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.9° / 275.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -27.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.02° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.88° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.