The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 1914
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
1:47 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -107
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 | 289.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 245.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 10m / -4.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.72° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.43° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.