The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 2128
Waning Gibbous
87.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 PM
9:10 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.6%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2540
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 | 221.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 270.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.26° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.27° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.