The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 2122
Waxing Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
1:46 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2466
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 | 81.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 67.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 13.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.73° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.57° / 4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.70° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.