The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 2129
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
2:42 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2552
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 | 289.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 229.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -8.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.82° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / 2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.79° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.