The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 1961
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
6:32 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 474
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 | 334.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 182.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 6.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.37° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.33° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.