The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2048
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
7:58 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1549
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 | 353.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 150.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 11.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.10° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.68° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.