The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2054
Waxing Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1624
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 | 55.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 17.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.19° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.23° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.