The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 12, 1941
Waning Gibbous
58.2% 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
11:09 PM
12:53 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.2%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 232
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 | 260.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 285.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.64° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.86° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.