The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2135
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
12:32 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2627
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 | 51.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 74.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 27.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.13° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.97° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| 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.