The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2038
First Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
2:56 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1427
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.4° / 55.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 07m / 15.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.22° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.86° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.