The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 1992
Waxing Gibbous
74.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
4:06 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.8%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 857
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 | 119.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 40.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 10.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.72° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.17° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.77° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.