The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 12, 2002
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
9:01 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 982
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 129.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 16.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.25° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.08° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.14° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.