The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 2148
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
8:23 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2787
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 143.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 13.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.44° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.76° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 26.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.