The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 12, 2200
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 AM
9:17 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3436
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 122.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -16.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.63° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / -3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.86° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| 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.