The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 2195
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3369
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,100 km.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 85.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.37° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.09° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.80° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.