The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2088
Waning Gibbous
61.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 AM
12:04 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.7%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2045
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 | 256.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 252.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -12.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.51° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.88° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.52° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.