The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 1992
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
7:30 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 858
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 | 203.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.8° / 277.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -24.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.60° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.43° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.