The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 2119
Waxing Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
11:57 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2429
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 86.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 28.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.39° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.56° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.81° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.