The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 12, 2121
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
7:05 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2459
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 | 11.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 148.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 47m / -16.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.63° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.85° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 315.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.