The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2031
Waning Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
5:23 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1340
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 | 318.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 215.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / 9.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.65° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.19° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.