The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 2145
Waning Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
5:04 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2750
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 214.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 5.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.58° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.61° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.