The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 2088
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
6:28 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2045
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 | 330.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.7° / 195.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 11.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.26° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.87° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.