The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 12, 2096
Waning Crescent
12.6% 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
3:48 AM
5:42 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2149
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 213.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 50m / 12.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.06° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.46° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.