The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 12, 2062
Waxing Gibbous
70.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
1:38 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.6%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1729
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 | 114.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.8° / 72.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -19.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.91° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.96° / 4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.19° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.