The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 2089
Waxing Crescent
6.9% 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
8:23 AM
11:07 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2058
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 98.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.72° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.64° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.