The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 12, 1990
Waning Gibbous
92.7% 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
11:44 PM
7:49 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 833
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 | 211.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.5° / 268.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.84° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.08° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.71° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.