The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 12, 2154
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
9:09 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2862
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.7° / 127.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 21.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.35° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.84° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.34° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 198.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.