The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 1904
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
10:50 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -230
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.48° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.93° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.