The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2166
Waning Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
8:15 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3010
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 | 208.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.8° / 279.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.29° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.69° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| 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.