The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 18, 2059
Waxing Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
2:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1687
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 | 81.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 62.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.35° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.55° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.