The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 12, 2127
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2533
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 90.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 18m / -17.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.70° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.44° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.80° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.