The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2050
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
5:14 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1580
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 202.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 1.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.58° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.58° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.51° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.