The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 2077
Waning Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
3:39 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1909
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 | 300.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 221.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / -5.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.75° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.17° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.