The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2050
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
5:27 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1575
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 | 318.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 214.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 8.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.62° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.19° / -3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.02° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.