The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2135
Waxing Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
1:20 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2627
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 | 63.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 69.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 24.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.36° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.75° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| 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.