The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 18, 2132
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2590
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 24.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.06° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / -1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.66° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.