The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 2073
Waxing Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
12:39 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1860
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 76.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.91° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / 3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.32° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.