The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 1949
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
6:08 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 326
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 306.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.37° / -2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.66° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 165.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.