The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 2028
Waning Gibbous
83.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
9:16 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.7%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1303
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 | 227.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 260.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -24.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.14° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.27° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.