The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 12, 1969
Waning Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 AM
5:10 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 573
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 211.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 4.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.09° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / -0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.66° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.