The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 18, 1958
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
8:43 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 437
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 135.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 17.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.78° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / 3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.40° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 12.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.