The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 1922
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 PM
6:33 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -9
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 | 191.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.0° / 323.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 08m / -10.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.59° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.53° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.