The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 12, 2162
Waxing Crescent
21.7% 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
12:11 PM
10:17 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2966
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 | 55.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 113.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.78° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.29° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.