The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 12, 2160
First Quarter
44.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 PM
1:43 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2936
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 68.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 10m / 11.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.35° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.10° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.