The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 1955
Waning Crescent
23.6% 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
3:15 AM
4:02 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 400
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 | 302.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / 4.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.06° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.87° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.19° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.