The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 18, 2159
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
10:21 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2924
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,500 km.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 106.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 24.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.07° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.25° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.76° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.