The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 1952
Waning Gibbous
93.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 PM
6:48 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.5%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 362
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 | 209.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.2° / 288.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -23.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.89° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.73° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.