The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 2037
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
11:14 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1415
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 20.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.64° / -2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.49° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.