The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 2017
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 PM
7:44 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1167
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.9° / 288.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.40° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.92° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.