The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 18, 2031
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
6:25 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1340
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 | 329.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 198.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 13.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.41° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.43° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.