The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 18, 2167
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
8:25 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3022
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 143.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 13.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.74° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.31° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.57° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 27.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.