The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 12, 1951
Waxing Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
1:48 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 351
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 | 72.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 66.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 22.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.59° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.28° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.