The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 2143
Waxing Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2726
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 | 47.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 86.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.88° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.41° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.