The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 12, 2075
Waxing Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
8:56 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1890
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 | 34.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.5° / 125.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -15.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.85° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.12° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.58° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.