The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 2048
Waxing Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
12:03 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1551
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 81.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.47° / -1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.02° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.