The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 12, 2059
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 PM
10:35 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1692
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 | 67.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -26.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.11° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.20° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.26° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.