The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 12, 2091
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
7:16 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2087
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 152.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 13m / -3.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.12° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.10° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.91° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 185.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.