The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 12, 2148
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
7:20 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2792
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 151.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 17m / -3.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.04° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.37° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.30° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 198.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.