The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 18, 2155
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 PM
7:03 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2874
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,100 km.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.3° / 273.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -28.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.80° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.49° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.