The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 2048
Waxing Crescent
27.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
12:39 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.5%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1551
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 | 63.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 16.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.49° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.79° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.