The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 2048
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
8:50 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1550
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 134.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 20.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.34° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / -3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.79° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.