The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 1943
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
2:32 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 252
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.7° / 59.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 13.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.84° / 0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / 0.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.64° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.