The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 12, 2153
Waning Gibbous
76.4% 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
12:58 AM
9:53 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2849
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 | 238.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 251.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 31m / -26.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.32° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.21° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.92° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.