The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 12, 2040
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
10:26 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1452
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 105.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 22.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.78° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.21° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.52° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.