The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
6:50 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1241
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.5° / 184.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 11.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.99° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.88° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.