The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 1961
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
4:25 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 473
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 | 326.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 209.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / -5.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.36° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.71° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.