The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 12, 1986
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 784
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 | 40.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 28.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.33° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.79° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.