The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 18, 2087
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 PM
6:52 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2033
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 | 190.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.4° / 293.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -20.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.96° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.08° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| 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.