The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 12, 1935
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 PM
3:11 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 153
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.0° / 52.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 2.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.61° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.64° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.05° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.