The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 2026
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
6:24 AM
10:24 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1279
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 105.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 26.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.65° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.28° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.96° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.5° |
| 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.