The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2118
Waning Crescent
7.9% 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
4:32 AM
6:11 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2416
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 201.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 11.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.08° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.68° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.45° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| 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.