The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 1916
Waxing Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
2:17 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -82
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 64.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 1.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.46° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / 5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.13° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.