The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 1966
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
6:01 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 536
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 | 327.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.3° / 195.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 6.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.84° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.68° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.