The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 18, 1952
Waning Crescent
27.7% 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
3:14 AM
3:30 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 363
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 | 296.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 232.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 35m / -0.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.22° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.54° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.