The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 12, 2161
Last Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
2:47 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2953
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 267.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 16.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.43° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.87° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.84° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.