The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2050
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
6:35 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1575
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.1° / 194.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.71° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.27° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.26° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.