The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 12, 2116
Waxing Crescent
41.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
11:29 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.6%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2397
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 | 80.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 105.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -28.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.64° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.89° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.04° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.