The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 1920
Waning Crescent
35.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
2:36 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -33
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 | 286.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 237.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 32m / -3.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.25° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.97° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.78° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.