The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 12, 1963
Waning Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
5:01 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 504
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 | 304.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 237.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 16.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.34° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.04° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.