The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2078
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
2:41 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1922
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 58.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.02° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.62° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.74° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.