The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2095

Waxing Gibbous

99.0% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
46°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.0%
Age
14.1 days
Distance
357,200 km
Apparent size
33.4′
Constellation
Cetus
Lunation number
2137

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Uranus 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 Sun169.54°
Phase angle11.36°
Illuminated fraction99.02%
Altitude / azimuth-49.5° / 342.0°
Right ascension / declination0h 41m / -0.52°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude9.16° / -4.51°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.55° / 6.40°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude9.21° / 1.22°
Position angle of the axis337.5°
Position angle of the bright limb222.2°
Apparent magnitude-12.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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