The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 12, 1924
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 PM
6:14 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 22
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.2° / 353.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 2.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.44° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.35° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 179.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.