The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 2144
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
6:32 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2738
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.2° / 305.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.51° / 2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.88° / -2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.09° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.