The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2140
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
11:25 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2689
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 | 27.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 25.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.87° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.33° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.