The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2084
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
7:32 PM
4:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1996
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 | 160.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.3° / 358.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 19m / -19.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.80° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.72° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| 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.