The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 12, 2200
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
7:18 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3430
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 | 341.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 171.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 06m / 12.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.73° / -0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / 0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.38° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.