The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 12, 1934
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
8:13 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 140
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.7° / 153.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 19.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.13° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.18° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.