The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 12, 2002
Waxing Crescent
44.2% 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
2:44 PM
11:55 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 987
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 | 83.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 55m / -25.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.36° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.38° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.48° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.