The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 1927
Waxing Gibbous
83.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 PM
4:20 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 53
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 | 131.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 38.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 14.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.33° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.04° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.