The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 12, 1907
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
7:56 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -193
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 154.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 14.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.58° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.35° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.45° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.