The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 1937
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 PM
2:06 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 178
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 65.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 6.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.91° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.04° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.53° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.