The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 12, 2155
Waxing Gibbous
77.7% 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
3:57 PM
3:55 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.7%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2874
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars 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 | 123.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 41.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / 2.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.32° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / -0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.60° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| 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.