The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2107
Waning Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
4:38 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2285
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 | 309.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 227.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 8.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.86° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.59° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.53° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.