The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 2189
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3295
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 | 35.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 86.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 26.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.85° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.44° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.