The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 18, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 PM
4:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1526
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 | 160.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.2° / 358.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 17m / -19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.24° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.33° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.