The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2146
First Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
1:53 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2763
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 66.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 10.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.65° / -2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.29° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.