The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 12, 2151
Waxing Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
8:44 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2830
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 127.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -17.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.66° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.21° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.76° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.