The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 2167
Last Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
1:20 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3022
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 237.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -14.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.30° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.75° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.18° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| 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.