The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
5:26 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2911
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.2° / 328.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -20.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.74° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.37° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.65° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| 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.