The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 12, 1991
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
9:51 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 851
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 | 56.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.3° / 117.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -25.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.40° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / 3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.92° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| 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.