The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2169
Last Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
12:34 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3047
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 241.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -17.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.77° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.87° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.