The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2064
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
10:32 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1749
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.3° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 26.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.16° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.35° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.