The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 2066
Waning Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
2:35 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1773
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 | 285.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 240.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -2.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.59° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.69° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.