The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 12, 2168
Waxing Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 AM
1:12 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3035
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 | 68.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 70.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 13m / 21.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.81° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.73° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.