The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 1, 1912
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
12:02 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -127
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 305.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 26.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.52° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.97° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.38° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.