The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2034
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
9:26 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1378
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 | 7.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 122.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 16.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.39° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.28° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.39° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.