The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2006
Waning Gibbous
69.2% 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
1:29 AM
10:52 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1031
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 247.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.2° / 248.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.04° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.68° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.