The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2039
Waning Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
3:35 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1439
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 221.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / -6.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.72° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.54° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.