The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 1907
Waxing Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -193
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 | 58.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 21.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.15° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.34° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.27° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.