The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2191
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
4:01 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3319
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 222.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / -1.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.47° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.59° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.