The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 2199
Waning Crescent
35.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
2:46 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3418
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 | 287.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 239.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -1.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.24° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.92° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.