The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 12, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 PM
4:48 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3176
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 | 146.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.4° / 19.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -0.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.16° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.95° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.