The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2158
Waning Gibbous
76.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 AM
10:16 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2911
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 256.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.85° / -0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.34° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.47° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.