The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 12, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 PM
1:45 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 789
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 | 117.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.8° / 70.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.32° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.23° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.