The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 1931
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
10:19 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 104
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 | 12.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 105.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 25.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.90° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.53° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.