The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 12, 2132
Waning Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
5:28 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2589
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 | 322.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 199.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 1.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.35° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.90° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.