The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 2120
Waning Gibbous
76.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
10:08 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2441
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 | 237.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 255.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.79° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.00° / 2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.87° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.