The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 12, 2188
Waning Gibbous
59.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 PM
2:22 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.6%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3287
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 | 259.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 283.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 25.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.12° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.87° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.01° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.