The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2001
Waning Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
3:07 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 969
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 | 294.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 225.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / -7.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.49° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.14° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.