The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 1928
Waning Crescent
5.5% 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
5:11 AM
6:33 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 66
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 186.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 8.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.74° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.29° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.