The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 2157
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
12:09 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2899
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 | 48.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 78.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.70° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.56° / -3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.18° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.