The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2028
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
3:20 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1303
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 | 294.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 235.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 25m / 0.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.41° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.52° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.