The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 12, 1905
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
5:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -213
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.2° / 2.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 1.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.51° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.14° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.1° |
| 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.