The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2102
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
10:42 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2219
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 | 17.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 99.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 26.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.13° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / -4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.96° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.