The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2107
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
3:39 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2280
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 | 298.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 230.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / 0.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.80° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.98° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.