The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 2154
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
12:52 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2862
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 | 56.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 26.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.89° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.16° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.