The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
4:49 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3035
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 | 142.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.2° / 20.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 26m / -3.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.26° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.51° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.