The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 2150
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 PM
7:07 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2812
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.5° / 296.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.33° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.92° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.