The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 12, 2058
Waning Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
5:08 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1679
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.5° / 238.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.21° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.84° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.