The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 1950
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
4:42 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 338
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 214.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 15m / 1.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.84° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.84° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.