The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2053
Waning Crescent
36.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
2:02 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.7%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1611
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 | 285.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 230.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -14.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.83° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.88° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| 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.