The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 1972
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
6:05 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 609
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.3° / 195.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / 6.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.55° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.17° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.