The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 1932
Waxing Crescent
40.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
2:08 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.4%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 116
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 63.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.40° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / -4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.87° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.