The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 2038
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 PM
6:21 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1427
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 | 178.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.7° / 316.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -15.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.42° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.73° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 346.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.