The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2123
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 PM
7:33 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2478
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 | 203.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.8° / 279.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -22.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.54° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / 0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.72° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.