The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 12, 1945
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
9:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 277
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 | 11.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 116.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.97° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.33° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.