The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 2050
Waning Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
10:34 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1574
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 | 243.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.9° / 255.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -20.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.18° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.51° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.83° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.