The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2180
Waning Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
3:26 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3183
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 | 295.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / 1.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.66° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.34° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.