The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 12, 2137
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
5:47 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2656
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 | 332.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 190.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 2.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.50° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / 1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.81° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.