The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 2165
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
1:52 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2998
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 66.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 12.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.44° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.70° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.