The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 18, 1934
Waxing Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
12:42 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 141
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 75.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 22.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.64° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.40° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.