The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
73.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 PM
3:16 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.9%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2268
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 | 118.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.8° / 50.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / -0.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.17° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.87° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.46° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.