The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 18, 2114
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 PM
5:47 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2367
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 | 168.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 336.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -14.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.80° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.32° / -2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.91° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.