The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 2075
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1885
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 86.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 22.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.29° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.86° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.