The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2101
Waning Gibbous
65.3% 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
1:31 AM
11:29 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.3%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2206
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 | 252.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.4° / 249.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.96° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / 2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.25° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.