The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 2047
Waning Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
3:10 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1538
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 | 292.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 236.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / 0.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.90° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.10° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.