The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2063
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
6:27 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1735
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 329.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 58m / -9.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.95° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.34° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.