The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2194
Waning Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
5:51 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3356
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 | 322.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 210.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 11.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.67° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.47° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.