The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 1926
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
9:30 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 42
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 | 8.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.0° / 120.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 16.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.13° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / 5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.15° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.