The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 18, 2200
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3431
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 | 52.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 16.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.61° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.00° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.19° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.