The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 1915
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
11:15 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -94
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 92.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 27.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.58° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.94° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.