The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 12, 2153
Waning Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 AM
4:35 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2854
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 256.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 04m / 22.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.89° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.66° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.48° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.