The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2185
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 PM
8:39 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3245
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 | 214.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.4° / 273.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 07m / -19.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.69° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.48° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.