The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 2161
Waning Crescent
45.2% 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
2:09 AM
1:45 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2948
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 | 275.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 245.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -5.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.85° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / -6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.30° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.