The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 2189
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
6:10 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3294
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 190.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 29m / 5.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.73° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / 4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.12° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.