The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 1978
Waxing Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
12:23 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 685
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 16.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.45° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.11° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.