The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2185
Waning Gibbous
85.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 PM
11:16 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3250
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 298.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 16.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.27° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.40° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.01° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.