The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 18, 1969
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
11:28 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 574
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 90.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 28.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.28° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.25° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.90° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.