The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 2156
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
7:09 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2886
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.3° / 185.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 16.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.41° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.10° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.