The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2174
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 PM
6:18 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3109
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.6° / 287.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -26.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.96° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.11° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.