The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2042
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
6:54 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1476
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,600 km.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 185.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 12.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.36° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.53° / -0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.70° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.