The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 2105
Waxing Crescent
27.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 AM
12:29 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.5%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2256
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 | 63.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 78.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 15.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.67° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.74° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.81° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.