The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 2065
Waxing Crescent
41.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
1:50 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.9%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1761
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 67.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 15.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.00° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / 1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.69° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.