The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 12, 2052
Waning Gibbous
76.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 PM
12:15 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1605
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 | 237.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 291.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.74° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.82° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.92° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.