The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2191
Waning Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 AM
4:45 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3324
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 | 297.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 249.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.50° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.90° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.