The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 12, 2139
Waning Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 PM
1:17 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2681
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 | 243.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 294.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 26.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.85° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.04° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.99° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.