The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 2143
Waxing Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
11:30 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2726
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 | 34.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.11° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.65° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.