The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 12, 1993
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
5:00 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 875
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 | 320.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 210.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 3.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.45° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.30° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.