The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 1982
Waning Crescent
25.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
3:32 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.8%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 734
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 | 299.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 222.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / -5.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.59° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.20° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.57° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.