The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 1960
Last Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 467
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 270.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.68° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.16° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.