The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2119
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
2:19 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2429
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 62.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 14.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.40° / 1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.69° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.