The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2140
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
10:25 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2689
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 104.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.10° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / -3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.57° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.