The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 12, 2142
Last Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
2:52 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2718
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 266.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.89° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.03° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.