The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 2140
Waning Crescent
22.5% 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
3:28 AM
4:06 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2688
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 | 303.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 227.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / 2.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.00° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.42° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.24° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.