The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
4:59 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3072
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 | 151.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.0° / 9.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 49m / -9.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.45° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.03° / -2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.87° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.