The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 12, 2142
Waning Gibbous
92.8% 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
11:22 PM
8:12 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2713
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.6° / 273.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -22.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.11° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.50° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.