The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
60.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
2:28 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.8%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1588
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 102.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 61.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 3.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.02° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.91° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.