The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 1955
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
5:12 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 400
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 | 315.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 220.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 9.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.21° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.42° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.