The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 1967
First Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
2:56 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 549
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.5° / 55.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 15.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.82° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.48° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.