The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 1942
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
6:14 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 239
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 | 331.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 188.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 5.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.54° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.51° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.