The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 12, 2018
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
5:32 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1179
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 | 323.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 198.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 1.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.04° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.50° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.