The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 1996
Waning Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
2:38 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 906
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 | 292.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 226.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -11.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.29° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.82° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.68° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.