The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2159
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
9:11 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2923
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 | 359.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.1° / 128.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 22.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.05° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.00° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 159.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.