The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2095
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
5:57 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2132
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 | 171.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.4° / 329.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -15.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.78° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.51° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.