The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 2080
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
8:17 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1946
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 | 349.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 152.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 20.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.07° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.55° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.