The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 1977
Waning Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
1:44 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 671
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 | 293.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 237.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -11.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.51° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.37° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.