The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 2086
Waxing Crescent
32.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
12:54 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.8%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2021
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 75.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 14.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.93° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.99° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.39° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.