The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 12, 2155
Waning Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
9:50 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2879
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 204.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 318.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.56° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.81° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.