The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 2111
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
12:04 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2330
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 | 53.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 80.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 20.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.63° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.30° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.15° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.