The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 1931
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
9:11 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 104
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 127.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 22.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.04° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.77° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 174.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.