The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 18, 2181
Waxing Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3196
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 | 54.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 83.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 16.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.18° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.78° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.