The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2147
Waning Gibbous
88.5% 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
11:52 PM
9:02 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.5%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2775
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 | 219.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 270.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.98° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.08° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.