The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2140
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
7:28 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2694
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 | 19.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 142.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 19m / -18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.75° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.79° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.02° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.