The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 18, 2153
Waning Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
4:16 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2849
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 | 307.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 218.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 24m / -0.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.14° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.19° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.