The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 2118
Last Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
1:04 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2416
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.8° / 238.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -16.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.57° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.66° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.33° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.