The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 2072
Waning Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
2:48 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1846
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 222.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -12.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.64° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.65° / -2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.70° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.