The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2127
Waxing Crescent
32.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
12:52 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.5%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2528
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 | 69.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 75.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 14.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.74° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.33° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.