The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
85.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
3:42 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3171
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 | 134.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 40.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 34m / -8.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.29° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.48° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.