The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 1971
Waning Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
7:22 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 598
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.4° / 272.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -27.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.94° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.92° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.