The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 12, 2001
Waning Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
5:00 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 974
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 | 302.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 241.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.10° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / -4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.64° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.