The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2118
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
7:12 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2416
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.2° / 181.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 16.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.88° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / -3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.69° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.