The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Waning Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
2:12 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1006
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -13.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.30° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.06° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.15° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.