The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 1959
Waxing Crescent
17.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
11:19 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 449
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 | 49.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 96.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.64° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.55° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.