The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 12, 2001
Waning Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 AM
10:17 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 969
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 | 239.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.5° / 254.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.84° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.82° / 2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.08° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| 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.