The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 1914
Waning Crescent
42.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
12:47 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.5%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -107
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 248.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -10.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.73° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.21° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.