The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 1917
Waning Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -71
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 | 242.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 260.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 37m / -25.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.80° / -1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / 2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.11° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.