The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 18, 2190
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 PM
5:26 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3307
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.3° / 342.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -15.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.78° / -0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.89° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.