The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 1902
Waxing Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
11:59 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -256
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 89.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 19.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.54° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.78° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.