The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
60.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 PM
3:20 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.4%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2602
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 | 101.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 50.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 14.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.99° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.27° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.