The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 1928
Waning Gibbous
56.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 AM
10:39 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.4%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 65
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 | 262.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 247.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -25.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.28° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.78° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.52° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.