The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 2106
Waning Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 PM
6:42 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2268
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 | 187.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.1° / 298.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 14m / -19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.14° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.74° / -1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| 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.