The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 1948
Waxing Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
10:47 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 313
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 | 37.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 21.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.37° / 1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.81° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.