The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 12, 2114
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
5:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2372
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 359.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / -5.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.03° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.58° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.