The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2163
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 PM
6:34 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2973
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.9° / 305.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -17.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.70° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / -3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| 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.