The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 1944
Waning Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
4:43 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 264
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 | 312.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / -0.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.14° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.19° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.