The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 1926
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
7:24 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 41
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 159.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 4.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.31° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.23° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 317.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.