The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 2105
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
7:18 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2255
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 176.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 14.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.94° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.76° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.