The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2129
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
7:00 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2557
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 159.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 48m / -0.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.21° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.49° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 137.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.