The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
71.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 PM
3:08 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.4%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2738
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 | 115.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.8° / 52.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 1.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.61° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.82° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.