The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2186
Waning Crescent
2.7% 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
5:40 AM
7:14 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3257
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.9° / 169.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 9.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.88° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.13° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.