The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 2044
Waning Gibbous
99.4% 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
9:50 PM
6:14 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1501
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 | 187.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.0° / 293.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -24.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.89° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.88° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.11° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 138.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.