The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2045
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
11:26 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1514
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 | 25.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 91.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 27.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.27° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.26° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.92° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.