The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 12, 2029
Waxing Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 PM
10:54 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1321
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 | 67.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 109.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -23.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.94° / -0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.56° / 0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.32° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.