The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 1964
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
7:28 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 511
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 159.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 41m / 5.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.31° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.16° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 314.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.