The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 1931
Waning Crescent
22.0% 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
4:04 AM
3:55 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 103
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 | 304.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 220.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / -3.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.10° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.52° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.04° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.