The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 1925
Waning Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
4:44 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 29
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 | 312.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 211.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / -0.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.15° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.38° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.