The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 15, 2012
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
6:50 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1111
Events on this date
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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.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 155.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 29m / -12.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.98° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.26° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 341.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.