The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 1936
Waning Crescent
14.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
5:14 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 165
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 | 315.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 220.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 9.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.13° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.61° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.