The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
7:36 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1080
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 | 343.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 170.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 17.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.97° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.16° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.