The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 1904
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
8:48 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -225
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 127.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -16.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.16° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.71° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.68° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.