The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 1933
Waning Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
2:18 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 128
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 236.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -7.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.03° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.33° / -0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.51° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.