The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 1942
Waxing Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
11:36 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 240
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.53° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.05° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.