The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 2080
Waning Crescent
4.2% 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
4:53 AM
7:01 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1946
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 | 336.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.2° / 184.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 14.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.03° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / -2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.30° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.