The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2020
Waning Gibbous
73.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
10:20 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.4%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1203
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 | 242.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 254.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -22.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.44° / 0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.78° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.