The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 2172
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
4:54 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3084
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 | 313.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 214.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / 3.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.35° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.45° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.00° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.