The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 1959
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 450
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 | 53.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 83.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 17.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.19° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.94° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.