The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 1970
Waxing Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
2:12 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 586
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 63.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.17° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.47° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.