The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 1965
Waxing Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 PM
5:05 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 524
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 | 146.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.4° / 14.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 12m / -2.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.85° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.87° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.