The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 2086
Waxing Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 AM
12:18 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2021
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 | 58.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 80.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.36° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.62° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.