The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 2004
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
7:29 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1006
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 | 343.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 168.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 14.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.14° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.31° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.