The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 2161
Waning Crescent
35.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
2:42 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.9%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2948
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 240.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -1.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.74° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.52° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.