The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 2020
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
3:55 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1204
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 | 303.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 218.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 13m / -4.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.19° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.95° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.