The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 12, 2170
Waxing Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
8:51 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3065
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 | 37.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 126.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.11° / 0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.45° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.94° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.