The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 2151
Waxing Crescent
7.1% 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
8:03 AM
11:40 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2825
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 | 30.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 91.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 24.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.39° / 1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.36° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.10° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.