The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 2055
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
7:51 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1636
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 | 192.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 303.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 20m / -8.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.62° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.35° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.23° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.