The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 1969
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
10:32 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 574
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 101.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 26.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.27° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.14° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.