The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2192
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
1:50 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3332
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 66.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 21.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.42° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.53° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.