The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 1934
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
12:03 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 141
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 | 46.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 25.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.80° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.26° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.63° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.