The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 12, 1930
Waning Gibbous
76.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
11:50 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 96
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 | 238.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 307.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 27.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.80° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.45° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.