The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 12, 1907
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
9:57 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -188
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 | 67.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.83° / 1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.69° / -1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.78° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.