The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 1953
Waxing Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
12:30 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 376
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Saturn and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 76.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 22.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.82° / 1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / -1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.82° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.