The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 12, 2183
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
5:10 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3225
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 215.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 7.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.50° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / 2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.56° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.