The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 1971
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
6:26 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 597
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 | 200.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.3° / 302.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 36m / -20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.96° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.34° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.