The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 1949
Waning Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
11:44 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 326
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 | 257.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 244.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -21.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.51° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.47° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.