The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 12, 2126
Waning Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
4:37 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2520
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 228.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 8.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.46° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.18° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.33° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.