The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 12, 1929
Waxing Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 79
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 | 47.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 78.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 27.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.78° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.16° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.00° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.