The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2197
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
10:27 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3394
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.31° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.13° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.