The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
63.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
2:55 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.3%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3233
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 | 105.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 55.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 6.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.75° / 0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.70° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.