The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 18, 2018
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1180
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 | 43.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 86.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.13° / -2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / 3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.06° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.