The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 12, 2176
Waxing Crescent
18.8% 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
9:30 AM
12:16 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.8%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3134
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 | 51.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.91° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.38° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.