The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
67.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
3:06 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.2%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2194
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 109.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 53.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 4.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.81° / -0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / 0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.09° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.