The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 1944
Waning Crescent
25.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
3:32 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.8%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 264
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,300 km.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 223.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / -5.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.78° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.96° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.