The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 12, 1947
Waning Gibbous
56.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 AM
12:06 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.6%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 301
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 | 262.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 240.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -21.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.60° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.72° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.