The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 1996
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
8:57 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 908
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
-
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 | 2.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 130.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 16.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.06° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / 5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.99° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 317.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.