The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2128
Waxing Gibbous
93.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 PM
5:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.8%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2540
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 | 151.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.2° / 8.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 32m / -6.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.56° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.63° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.6° |
| 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.