The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 2045
Waning Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
4:32 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1513
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 | 309.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 221.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 02m / 3.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.81° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.64° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.