The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 2126
Waning Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
4:24 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2515
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 307.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 222.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 13m / 3.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.24° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.25° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.79° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.