The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2180
Waning Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
2:28 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3183
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 | 283.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 241.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -2.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.38° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.90° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.12° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.