The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 1965
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
8:35 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 528
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.7° / 305.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / -0.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.92° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.71° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.