The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 18, 2007
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
11:32 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1044
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 | 25.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 90.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 28.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.03° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.53° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.