The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 18, 2091
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
8:50 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2083
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 132.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 15.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.35° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.21° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.