The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 12, 1956
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
11:14 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 413
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,100 km.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 95.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 21.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.64° / -1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.77° / 1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.87° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.