The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 2167
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
7:09 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3022
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 | 340.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 171.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 27m / 9.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.46° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.33° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.