The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 2162
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2961
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 | 48.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.67° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.60° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.