The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2039
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
4:35 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1439
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 212.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / -1.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.11° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.77° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.