The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 2037
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
6:06 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1414
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 189.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 4.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.23° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.30° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.