The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2039
Waning Crescent
28.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 AM
4:42 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.5%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1444
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 | 295.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 251.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 20.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.88° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.03° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.