The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 12, 2084
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
6:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2001
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 | 165.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 354.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / 6.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.46° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.