The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2107
Waning Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
4:38 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2280
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 | 310.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 221.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 4.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.21° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.21° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.