The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2096
Waning Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
3:31 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2144
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 | 298.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 223.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / -5.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.64° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.97° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.