The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 12, 2021
First Quarter
44.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 PM
11:58 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1222
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 00m / -26.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.38° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / 4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.69° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.