The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 1939
Waning Crescent
38.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
2:18 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 202
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 | 283.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 239.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -5.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.40° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.37° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.