The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 12, 2059
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
9:57 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1687
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.5° / 113.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.06° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.94° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.