The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2179
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
12:56 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3171
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 | 68.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 16.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.43° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.49° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.