The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 1926
Waxing Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
1:53 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 42
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 | 78.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 65.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 14m / 18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.25° / 2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.96° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.75° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.