The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 12, 2097
Waxing Crescent
1.2% 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
6:46 AM
10:13 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2157
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,700 km.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 109.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 23.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.18° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.32° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| 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.