The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2052
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
6:12 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1599
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 | 164.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.1° / 346.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 27m / -3.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.57° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / 1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.57° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.