The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 1993
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
6:09 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 870
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 | 326.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.5° / 205.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 13.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.29° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.05° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.