The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 1931
Waning Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
2:05 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 102
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 | 301.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 225.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.68° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.42° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.