The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 12, 2073
Waxing Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 PM
4:16 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1865
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 | 142.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.5° / 25.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -8.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.69° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.82° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.