The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 12, 2170
Waning Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
5:25 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3059
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 | 321.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 200.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 1.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.08° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.30° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.