The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 1939
Waning Crescent
40.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
12:40 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 201
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 | 281.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 244.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -14.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.19° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.60° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.75° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.