The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2044
Waning Gibbous
64.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 PM
2:11 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1506
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 253.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 289.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 28.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.53° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.81° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.55° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.