The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 18, 2068
Waning Gibbous
97.7% 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
10:23 PM
7:14 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1798
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.2° / 286.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.88° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.47° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.