The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 2075
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
11:16 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1885
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 | 29.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 95.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 21.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.51° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.10° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.