The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2142
Last Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 AM
12:55 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2713
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 249.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -9.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.75° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.48° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.