The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 12, 1937
First Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 PM
11:52 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 183
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 99.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.51° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.55° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.