The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 12, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
4:42 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1296
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 | 146.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 20.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -2.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.55° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / -3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.79° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.