The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 1948
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 314
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 27.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.22° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.18° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.