The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2046
Waxing Crescent
34.4% 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
10:47 AM
1:44 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1525
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 | 71.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 65.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.55° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.59° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.