The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 2099
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
7:31 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2181
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 173.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.78° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.12° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.