The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2129
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
8:07 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2552
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 | 352.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.9° / 147.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 12.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.59° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.95° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 37.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.