The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2173
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
9:53 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3097
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.7° / 113.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 24.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.86° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.51° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.