The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 12, 2143
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
6:40 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2725
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.5° / 188.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 12.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.75° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.15° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.