The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2044
Waning Gibbous
64.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 AM
11:29 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.6%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1501
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 253.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.3° / 247.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -20.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.47° / -2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.27° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.