The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 18, 2029
Waxing Crescent
24.2% 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
12:27 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1316
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 | 58.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.74° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / 2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.59° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.