The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 1977
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
8:23 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 672
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.0° / 142.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 15.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.71° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.95° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.17° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.