The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 1938
Waning Gibbous
87.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
10:05 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.3%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 195
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 314.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.48° / -1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / 2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.83° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.