The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 12, 2047
Last Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
3:08 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1543
Events on this date
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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 | 275.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 268.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.84° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.56° / 2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.40° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.