The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2014
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
5:25 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1129
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 | 148.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.3° / 10.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 0.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.37° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.13° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.