The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 18, 2104
Waning Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
2:18 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2243
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 | 281.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 242.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -3.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.72° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.32° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.