The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 12, 2080
Waning Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
1:30 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1946
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 | 276.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 235.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -14.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.69° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.15° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.