The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 12, 2070
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
12:19 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1828
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 86.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 36m / -16.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.06° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.82° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.