The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 2034
Waning Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
1:28 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1376
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 | 278.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 235.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -15.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.35° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.36° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.08° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.