The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 1926
Waxing Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
1:12 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 42
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 | 67.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 71.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 20.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.33° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / -1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.98° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.