The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 12, 2150
Waning Gibbous
59.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
2:18 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2817
Events on this date
-
Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 259.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 282.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 24.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.87° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / -0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.40° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.