The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 2099
Waning Crescent
6.6% 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
4:39 AM
6:26 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2181
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 | 330.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 196.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 12.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.38° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / -2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.88° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.