The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 1915
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
6:37 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -95
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 | 344.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.7° / 204.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.15° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.86° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.