The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 2065
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
4:41 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1761
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 | 159.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.1° / 0.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 16m / -18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.95° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.63° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.52° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| 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.