The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 12, 2020
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
5:01 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1209
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 | 302.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 241.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.39° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.28° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.45° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.