The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 12, 2141
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
1:51 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2701
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 67.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 11.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.61° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.28° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.90° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.