The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2110
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
7:37 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2317
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 | 346.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 159.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 11.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.45° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.77° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.13° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.