The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 1972
Waxing Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
12:45 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 611
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 | 61.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 75.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 00m / 20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.95° / -0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.09° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.01° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.