The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2112
Last Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2347
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 274.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.71° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / -0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.98° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.