The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 1999
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
5:17 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 944
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 | 319.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 202.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 0.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.48° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.69° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.7° |
| 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.