The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 2078
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
10:13 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1922
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 | 12.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 109.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.28° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / -1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.13° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.