The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2164
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
5:25 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2985
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 208.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 5.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.20° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.43° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.