The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 1952
Waning Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
2:20 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 363
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 237.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -6.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.41° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.46° / -1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.31° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.