The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 2133
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
6:01 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2602
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 8:45 PM, is deepest at 10:11 PM and ends at 11:37 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.1° / 321.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.03° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.13° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.