The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 12, 2085
Waning Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 AM
3:52 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2013
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 248.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 13.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.31° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.99° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.