The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2031
Waning Gibbous
71.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
10:41 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.0%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1339
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 253.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 50m / -20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.77° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.01° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.