The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 1966
Last Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
11:10 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 535
Events on this date
-
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 242.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 39m / -25.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.11° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.93° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.