The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2056
Waxing Crescent
8.2% 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
8:27 AM
11:31 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1650
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 | 33.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 21.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.63° / -1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / 2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.68° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.