The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 1966
Last Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
12:59 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 536
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.60° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.64° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.54° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.