The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 1939
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
7:17 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 202
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.4° / 173.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 13.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.86° / 0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.53° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.