The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 2069
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
6:30 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1810
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 | 330.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.2° / 195.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 12.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.08° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / -1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.07° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.