The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2056
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1650
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 | 44.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 84.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 21.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.91° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.44° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.