The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2181
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
11:59 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3196
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 88.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.29° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.01° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.