The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 12, 2030
Waxing Gibbous
70.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
3:01 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.4%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1328
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 54.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 0.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.05° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.25° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| 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.