The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 12, 2166
Waning Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 PM
11:22 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3015
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 226.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 297.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 16.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.27° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.20° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.