The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 18, 2040
Waxing Crescent
44.1% 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
12:19 PM
2:21 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1452
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 | 83.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 61.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.34° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.14° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.