The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 1920
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
9:25 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -32
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. 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.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 122.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.00° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.79° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.