The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 18, 2131
Waning Gibbous
65.2% 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
1:33 AM
11:26 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.2%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2577
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 | 252.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 248.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.73° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.99° / 3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.28° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.