The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 2156
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
8:22 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2886
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 | 349.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.3° / 151.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.13° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.34° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.