The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 12, 1912
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
6:59 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -126
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 148.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -19.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.52° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.45° / 4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.35° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.