The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 2102
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
4:20 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2218
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 | 306.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 224.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 48m / 3.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.39° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.61° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.