The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2101
Waning Gibbous
74.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 PM
1:07 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.3%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2211
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 | 240.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 296.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 27.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.12° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.42° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.57° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.