The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 1983
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
6:32 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 745
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 | 352.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 175.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 1.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.67° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.42° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 32.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.