The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 2169
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 PM
7:25 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3047
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 | 198.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.9° / 286.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.85° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.71° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.