The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 12, 1940
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
12:23 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 215
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 79.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 16.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.56° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.52° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.