The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 1901
New Moon
0.3% 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
5:32 AM
8:29 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -267
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 1.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 144.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.67° / -1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / 1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.08° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.