The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 12, 1916
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
8:13 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -77
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 | 197.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 338.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.86° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.21° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.