The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 2043
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
12:18 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1489
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 75.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 28.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.21° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.89° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.60° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.