The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2036
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 PM
8:20 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1401
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 | 202.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 291.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -11.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.04° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.61° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.