The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2121
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
10:14 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2454
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 | 11.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 25.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.63° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.38° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.7° |
| 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.