The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 1912
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
9:08 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -131
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 | 10.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.9° / 130.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 25.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.87° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.84° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.