The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 1925
Waning Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
10:07 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 29
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 258.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.32° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.11° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.