The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 12, 2028
Waning Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
3:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1308
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 | 284.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 259.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.67° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.79° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.