The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 2004
Waning Crescent
44.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
12:47 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.4%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1005
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 | 276.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 228.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -25.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.68° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.03° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.