The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 12, 1934
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
8:14 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 146
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 | 50.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 133.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -26.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.76° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.63° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.