The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 1946
Waxing Gibbous
86.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 PM
4:36 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.6%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 288
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 137.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 33.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 12.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.43° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.25° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.