The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 12, 2131
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 PM
6:46 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2577
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.4° / 308.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -15.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.20° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.14° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.