The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 2178
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
6:46 AM
10:17 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3159
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 106.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.59° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / -2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.96° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.