The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 12, 2169
Waning Gibbous
61.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 PM
2:10 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.3%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3052
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 | 257.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 284.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 24.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.75° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.21° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| 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.