The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2175
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
5:51 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3121
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 | 322.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 209.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 10.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.52° / 3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.66° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| 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.