The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 12, 2066
Waning Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 AM
3:28 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1778
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 | 283.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 16.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.38° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.19° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.