The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 2061
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
12:50 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1711
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 237.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.37° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.33° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.36° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.