The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
4:18 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2936
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 | 148.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.7° / 22.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 30m / -14.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.91° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.11° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.