The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 1949
Waning Gibbous
74.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 PM
12:08 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 331
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 | 241.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 306.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 27.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.24° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.92° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.25° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.