The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2174
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 PM
7:05 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3109
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 | 202.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.1° / 273.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -28.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.43° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.29° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.