The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 2151
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
10:31 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2825
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 | 17.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 105.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.98° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / 0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.34° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.