The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 18, 2064
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
11:27 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1749
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 | 26.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 27.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.00° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.11° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.