The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2155
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 PM
6:13 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2874
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 | 188.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.5° / 290.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -25.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.94° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.31° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.