The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 1955
Waning Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
10:43 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 400
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 | 242.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 256.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 41m / -19.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.69° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.11° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.