The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 1936
Waning Crescent
7.1% 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
4:18 AM
6:30 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 165
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,400 km.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 201.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.02° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.85° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.