The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
73.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
3:51 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.7%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3270
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 | 118.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.9° / 42.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 50m / 6.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.14° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.10° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.