The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 12, 2149
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 AM
1:08 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2800
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 71.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.89° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.22° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.53° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.