The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 18, 2110
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
8:33 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2317
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 138.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 14.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.43° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.77° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.37° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 5.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.