The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 12, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
89.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
4:21 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.3%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2706
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.8° / 27.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -2.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.50° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.36° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.