The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2029
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1316
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 | 46.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 83.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 21.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.84° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.82° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.