The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2152
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 PM
6:06 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2837
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 11:39 AM, is deepest at 1:29 PM and ends at 3:19 PM. Totality lasts from 12:38 PM to 2:20 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 311.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.43° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.32° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.