The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 1909
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
6:51 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -169
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 188.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 13.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.53° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.08° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.24° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.