The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2069
Waning Gibbous
70.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 AM
10:49 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.6%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1809
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 | 245.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 254.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.14° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.74° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.62° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.