The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 2027
Waxing Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
1:50 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1290
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 | 73.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 64.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 26.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.57° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.58° / -3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.39° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.