The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Waxing Crescent
38.4% 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
11:43 AM
1:58 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1217
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 | 76.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 64.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.31° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.75° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.94° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| 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.