The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 1920
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 AM
1:48 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -34
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 | 282.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -14.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.84° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.64° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.