The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2085
Waning Crescent
37.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
2:32 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.5%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2008
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -2.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.14° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.17° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.50° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.