The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 PM
5:29 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3072
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.6° / 341.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -15.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.53° / 0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / -0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.69° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.