The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
90.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 PM
4:09 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.9%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2701
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 | 145.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.6° / 28.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -13.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.96° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.90° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| 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.