The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 2115
Waning Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
1:38 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2379
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 | 278.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 234.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 33m / -14.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.39° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.10° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.32° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.