The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 2172
Waning Gibbous
75.1% 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
1:05 AM
10:02 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3084
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 | 239.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 250.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 41m / -26.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.51° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.72° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| 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.