The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2136
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
7:06 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2639
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 | 202.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.7° / 273.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -27.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.14° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.68° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| 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.