The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 2162
Waxing Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
11:36 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2961
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 92.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.14° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.83° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.