The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 2056
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
6:48 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1649
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 175.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 7.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.80° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.83° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.12° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.