The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 12, 1918
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
11:16 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -57
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 23.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.41° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.40° / 0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.47° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.