The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2125
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
6:23 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2503
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 6:50 AM, is deepest at 7:41 AM and ends at 8:33 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.9° / 308.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.91° / 1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.71° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.