The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 1950
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
10:49 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 339
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 | 17.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 98.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 27.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.99° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.72° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.