The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 2182
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
6:38 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3208
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.4° / 306.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 04m / -17.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.31° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.71° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.