The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 2083
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
10:05 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1984
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 | 9.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.7° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 25.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.87° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.78° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.