The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2113
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
11:34 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2355
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 23.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.87° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.55° / 0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.70° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.