The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2061
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
8:13 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1711
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 | 348.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 154.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.92° / 2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.74° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.