The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 2189
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
11:09 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3295
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.86° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / -1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.68° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.