The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2146
Waxing Crescent
37.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
1:17 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2763
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 13.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.60° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.51° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.