The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2028
Waning Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
2:21 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1303
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 240.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -4.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.53° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.01° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.29° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.