The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 1954
Waxing Gibbous
77.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 PM
3:28 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.0%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 388
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 | 122.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 48.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / -1.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.01° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.25° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.