The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 1947
Waning Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
5:29 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 301
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 | 321.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 202.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 3.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.37° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / 5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.85° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.