The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 2146
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
10:21 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2763
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 | 21.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 106.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 17.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.04° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.66° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.