The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 18, 1928
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
7:52 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 66
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 158.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 14.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.85° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / 3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.53° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.