The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 12, 2036
Last Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1407
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 272.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.74° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.17° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.