The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 18, 2183
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
5:25 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3220
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 207.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 5.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.46° / -1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.89° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.25° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.