The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 2123
Waning Gibbous
60.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 AM
12:14 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2478
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 | 258.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 251.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -12.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.84° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.26° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.69° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.