The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2067
Waxing Crescent
17.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1786
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 | 49.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 20.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.61° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.96° / 3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.45° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.