The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 2056
Waning Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
6:02 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1648
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 | 334.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 178.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / -4.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.98° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.01° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.