The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 2105
Waxing Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2256
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 | 49.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 18.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.64° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.04° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.