The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 1966
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
7:06 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 536
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 | 339.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 176.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 12.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.42° / -1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.92° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.