The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 1965
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 PM
6:39 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 527
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.0° / 302.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.20° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.24° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.25° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.