The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 2082
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 PM
5:58 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1971
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 | 183.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.2° / 300.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -24.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.99° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.52° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 162.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.