The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2026
Waning Crescent
26.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
2:55 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.5%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1277
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 | 298.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 216.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -15.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.88° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.29° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.73° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.