The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 1986
Waxing Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
10:50 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 783
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 | 38.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 100.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.57° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.07° / -3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.41° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.