The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2077
Waning Gibbous
78.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
9:44 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.7%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1909
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 234.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 254.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 18m / -25.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.54° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.16° / 4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.12° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.