The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 18, 2193
Waning Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 PM
7:22 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3344
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 | 206.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.8° / 270.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 36m / -28.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.64° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.09° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.