The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 12, 2040
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
11:42 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1457
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 | 80.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -26.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.82° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.51° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.88° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.