The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 1961
Waxing Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 475
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 | 46.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.63° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.23° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.