The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 18, 2196
Waning Gibbous
63.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 AM
11:51 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.5%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3381
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 | 254.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 252.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -14.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.06° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.37° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.05° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| 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.