The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 2084
First Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 PM
2:02 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1996
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 65.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 12.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.29° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.88° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.