The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2134
Waning Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
9:22 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2614
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 | 231.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 255.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 00m / -27.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.43° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.11° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.