The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 1977
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
9:16 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 673
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.0° / 123.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.53° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.58° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.