The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2072
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
8:24 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1847
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 142.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 14.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.30° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.02° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 25.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.