The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 18, 2070
Waxing Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
2:46 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1823
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 | 108.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 57.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 2.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.85° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.84° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.12° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.