The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 1958
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
7:47 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 437
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 | 347.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 158.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.60° / -1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / 1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.36° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.