The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 2061
Last Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
11:45 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1710
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 235.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -27.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.45° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.95° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.24° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.