The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 12, 1939
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
5:52 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 207
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 176.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 59m / -7.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.47° / -1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / 2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.56° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.