The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 2112
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
7:04 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2342
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 | 189.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.6° / 299.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 02m / -16.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.71° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / -4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.53° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.