The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2007
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
10:24 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1044
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 105.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 26.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.35° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.77° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.