The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2118
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
5:41 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2421
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 | 327.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 198.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 5.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.20° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.99° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.