The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Waxing Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
12:31 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1081
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 | 59.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 77.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.00° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.41° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| 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.