The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 12, 2096
Waning Gibbous
76.9% 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
12:51 AM
9:55 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2144
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 | 237.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 252.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 31m / -25.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.40° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.47° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.91° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.