The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 1915
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
5:39 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -96
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 198.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 02m / 3.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.79° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / -3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.75° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.