The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 12, 2165
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
10:56 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2998
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 | 28.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 100.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.64° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.84° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.