The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 12, 2049
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
9:21 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1568
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 | 199.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 320.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 16.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.61° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.91° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.