The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 12, 1964
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
9:49 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 512
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.
Exact values
For May 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 116.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.14° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.53° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.