The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 1929
Waxing Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
10:50 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 78
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 102.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.48° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / -0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.63° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.