The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 12, 2148
Waning Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
2:27 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2787
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 | 286.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 231.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -9.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.36° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.59° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.