The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 12, 2013
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
11:04 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1118
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 97.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.16° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.25° / 4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.65° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.