The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 2150
Waning Gibbous
61.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 AM
11:48 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.4%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2812
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 | 256.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 245.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -19.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.66° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.24° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.07° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.