The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2170
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
10:40 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3060
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 | 19.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 102.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 23.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.07° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.50° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.