The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
61.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
1:06 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.4%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2063
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 | 103.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.6° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -14.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.14° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.02° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.