The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 12, 2177
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
5:48 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3146
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.9° / 310.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -22.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.41° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 209.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.