The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
7:59 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1166
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 | 195.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.0° / 299.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -9.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.77° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.82° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.