The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 1994
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
9:57 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 882
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 112.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 16.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.42° / 1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.59° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.