The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
5:00 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 993
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 | 122.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 30.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.27° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.52° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| 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.