The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2094
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
6:43 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2119
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 178.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 6.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.07° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.51° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.