The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2040
Waxing Crescent
34.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
1:46 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.7%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1452
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 66.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 22.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.35° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.36° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.