The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
3:12 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2899
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 | 116.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.0° / 52.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / -0.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.85° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.37° / 4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.89° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.