The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 12, 2012
Last Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 AM
12:56 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1105
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 247.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -10.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.42° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.51° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.