The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2034
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
8:16 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1377
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 146.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 14.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.16° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.02° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.36° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 41.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.