The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 12, 2082
Waning Gibbous
72.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 PM
1:21 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.4%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1976
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 | 243.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.2° / 295.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 27.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.25° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.96° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.