The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Waxing Crescent
0.7% 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
6:52 AM
9:40 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1217
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.4° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 19.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.61° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / 1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.33° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.