The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 1951
Waxing Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
12:44 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 350
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 28.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.94° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.26° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.88° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.