The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 12, 1995
Waning Gibbous
84.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 PM
11:24 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.7%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 900
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 | 226.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 299.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.96° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.64° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.53° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.