The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 2135
Waning Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
8:25 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2626
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 | 353.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 144.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.31° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / -1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.84° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.