The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2174
Waning Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 PM
10:11 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3114
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 | 208.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.9° / 316.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 21.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.57° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.61° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.