The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 1935
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
5:57 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 153
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.4° / 300.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.88° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.08° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 159.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.