The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 12, 2121
Waning Crescent
21.2% 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
3:35 AM
4:15 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2453
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,100 km.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 225.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / 3.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.38° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.43° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.