The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 PM
12:39 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2904
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 | 102.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.1° / 83.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.40° / -1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.99° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.56° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| 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.