The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 12, 2051
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1593
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -17.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.26° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.62° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| 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.