The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 1999
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
4:11 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 943
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 | 312.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 204.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -10.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.79° / -1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.77° / 2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.58° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.