The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2027
Waxing Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
2:03 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1291
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 64.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 09m / 16.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.77° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.30° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.