The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2132
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
11:44 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2590
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 90.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 23.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.31° / 0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / -0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.89° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.