The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 PM
4:38 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2701
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 | 156.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.0° / 7.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 02m / -16.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.17° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.71° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.