The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2153
Waning Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
3:17 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2849
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 | 296.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 225.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / -6.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.28° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / 5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.96° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.