The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2067
Waxing Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
12:30 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1786
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 78.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.51° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.22° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.