The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 12, 1931
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
6:30 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 109
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 | 16.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 158.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 07m / -15.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.85° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.76° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.