The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 18, 2085
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
3:41 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2008
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 | 297.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 234.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / 3.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.21° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.21° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.72° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.