The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
1:04 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1154
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 | 71.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.54° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.96° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.63° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.