The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2113
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2355
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 | 44.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 83.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 23.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.70° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.29° / -0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.47° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.