The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2151
Waning Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
4:43 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2824
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 | 313.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 208.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / -2.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.59° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.46° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.