The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 2150
Waning Gibbous
70.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 AM
10:50 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.6%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2812
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 | 245.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 251.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -21.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.55° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.87° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.