The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 12, 2025
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
5:53 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1266
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 | 179.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.4° / 309.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -22.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.75° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.34° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 202.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.