The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 2145
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
6:00 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2750
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.9° / 199.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 8.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.55° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / 1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.84° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.