The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 2137
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
7:54 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2651
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 | 345.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 163.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 19.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.43° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.52° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.