The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2091
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
7:54 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2082
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 152.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 12.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.25° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.38° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.55° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.5° |
| 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.