The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 12, 2103
Waxing Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
1:27 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2231
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 17.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.25° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.30° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.52° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.