The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2124
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2491
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 | 49.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 84.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.40° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.40° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.24° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.