The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 12, 2178
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
7:34 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3164
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 142.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 19m / -17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.29° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.62° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.