The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 2062
Waxing Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
12:14 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1724
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 | 48.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 27.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.92° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.78° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| 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.