The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 2139
Waning Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
10:00 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2676
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 | 235.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 256.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 41m / -22.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.26° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.66° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.