The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 2144
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 PM
7:27 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2738
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.2° / 287.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -19.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.14° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.27° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.