The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 1974
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
5:32 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 635
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 | 319.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 216.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 10.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.54° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.22° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.