The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 12, 2113
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
8:38 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2360
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 | 30.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 128.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -15.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.98° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.29° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.17° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.