The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 2058
Waning Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
4:54 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1674
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 210.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 0.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.80° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.57° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.