The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 12, 1923
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
8:05 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 10
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 136.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -13.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.06° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.09° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.