The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2185
Waning Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3245
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 | 225.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 266.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 58m / -19.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.61° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.67° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.