The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 2002
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
1:50 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 982
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 | 75.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 65.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.59° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.74° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.