The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 12, 2165
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3003
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 93.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.02° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.17° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| 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.