The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 2196
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 PM
6:05 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3381
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.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.1° / 300.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -23.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.69° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.08° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 152.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.