The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 2026
Waxing Crescent
5.3% 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
7:22 AM
11:34 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1279
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 90.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 28.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.86° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.54° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.72° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| 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.