The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 2137
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
6:49 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2651
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.3° / 190.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 14.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.06° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.28° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.