The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 1909
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
5:37 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -169
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 | 334.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.5° / 209.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 8.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.98° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.99° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.