The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
5:33 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2602
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 | 163.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.6° / 346.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -12.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.43° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.31° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.