The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 2044
Full Moon
99.9% 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
8:48 PM
6:49 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1500
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 313.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 34m / -13.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.48° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.98° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 162.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.