The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 2115
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
2:42 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2379
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 | 289.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 228.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / -9.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.02° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.54° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.54° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.