The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 12, 1996
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
7:09 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 913
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 152.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 17m / -6.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.47° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / -0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.52° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.