The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 12, 1961
Waxing Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
9:01 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 480
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -13.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.75° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.99° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.