The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 1982
Waning Gibbous
83.2% 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
11:22 PM
8:35 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.2%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 733
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 | 228.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 275.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -19.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.92° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / -3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.71° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.