The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 12, 2098
Waning Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
10:00 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2174
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 | 206.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 316.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.64° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.77° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.