The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 12, 2105
Waxing Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
9:43 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2261
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 118.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -20.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.76° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.12° / -0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.51° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.