The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 12, 2083
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
7:21 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1989
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 | 16.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 144.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 10m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.47° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.24° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.